Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats

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Wed 7 Jun 2023 14:21
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - AlanLaing

Our leather seats in the Kia have got a few greasy white ish marks from my partners make up which looks like grey smudges that are very hard to remove. They almost seem ingrained into the perforations on the leather, any advice welcome.

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Wed 7 Jun 2023 14:32
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - Adampr

Without wishing to be a smarty pants, have you tried make up remover?

Baby wipes would be my other first call.

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Wed 7 Jun 2023 14:36
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - Greendean

I don't know with the Kia Sportage specifically but I know with leather warm water and dish soap if you gentle dab it, it might work.

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Wed 7 Jun 2023 16:00
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - AlanLaing

Without wishing to be a smarty pants, have you tried make up remover?

Baby wipes would be my other first call.

I did consider make up remover but I’m not 100% that it won’t mark/stain the leather

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Wed 7 Jun 2023 17:13
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - Andrew-T

Autoglym offer leather treatments, and I'm sure removing make-up is not an unknown difficulty.

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Wed 7 Jun 2023 17:30
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - skidpan

Are you 100% sure they are leather? Kia (and other makes) have a habit of calling plastic products leather and the process for cleaning them is different.

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Wed 7 Jun 2023 19:09
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - sammy1

If it is real leather I would try water and washing up liquid. Water should not harm leather. If your partner uses sun tan lotion keep them away from the paintwork!

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Thu 8 Jun 2023 02:56
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - edlithgow

Rub them with your face.

Built for the job.

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Thu 8 Jun 2023 04:02
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - expat
I always thought that make up was applied to the top of the body not the bottom.
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Thu 8 Jun 2023 06:07
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - veloceman
Baby wipes.
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Sat 10 Jun 2023 02:18
Kia Sportage - How to remove make up from leather seats - edlithgow

Saddle Soap?

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